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The financial press and blogosphere are still exploring the topic of Chinese reserves. Recently, some voices have arisen that China supported the recent plunge of the gold price in order to boost its reserves. Are these opinions justified?

We have already written that China updated its official gold holdings. However, because there are still a lot of misunderstandings about the impact of this event on the gold market outlook, we will examine this issue in a more detailed way.

There are many opinions about what factors drive the price of gold. Among the candidates you will find the jewelry demand and central banks’ purchases. Do these two categories of gold demand really affect the gold price movement to a significant degree?

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor showed that the initial jobless claims in the week ending July 18 dropped by 26,000 to 255,000, beating analysts’ expectations for a 1,000 drop. In this environment, the USD Index bounced off session’s lows and came back above 97. What impact did this move have on the euro, pound and Swiss franc?

Although crude oil declined after the market’s open, hitting a fresh multi-month low, the commodity rebounded in the following hours and closed the day above the Jul 7 low. Did this upswing change anything in the short-term picture of crude oil?

There was barely any movement yesterday in terms of price. The volume was higher than on the day before but there was no decisive move in any direction. Bitcoin stayed below $300 but above $250. What might this mean for Bitcoin?

There are many opinions about what factors drive the price of gold. Among the candidates you will find the mining supply and technological demand. Does the production or consumption drive the gold price?

The situation in EUR/USD has deteriorated after Greece’s parliament passed harsh austerity measures demanded by the country’s creditors in order to secure a third bailout package. As a result, the pair dropped to levels not seen since May. Time for double bottom or further declines?

Jul Market Overview

This edition of Market Overview is first issue in a long series, which analyzes the nature of gold and factors driving its price. Today we focus today on refuting some popular myths common in the gold market. Examples of such myths include putting enormous emphasis on declining mining production, rising technology demand, strong Asian demand or high central bank buying volumes, when considering these factors as drivers of the gold prices. We believe that these considerations results from misunderstandings of gold’s nature. Thus, in this edition of Market Overview we wanted to show that gold should be analyzed as a currency or a global monetary asset rather than a commodity.